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orillon |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orillon \O*ril"lon\, n. [F., lit., a little ear, from oreille an ear, fr L. oricula, auricula, dim. of auris an ear. See {Ear}.] (Fort.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.
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